Jym Dyer =v= Peanuts Bibliography

Peanuts Bibliography
{Revised 19-Mar-2002}
by Jym Dyer

Introduction and Notes

This is a bibliography of English language books which reprint Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip. Any additional information, corrections, etc., can be sent to Jym Dyer (jym©econet.org), and would be much appreciated.

I compiled this bibliography because of my love for the strip. I am not a speculative collector (I actually read and reread my books), so I really can't answer questions about the cash value of certain editions of the books, or anything along those lines.

There are six primary formats for the reprint books:

Holt Rinehart & Winston (HRW)
5x8"-sized collections beginning in the 1950s and continuing into the 1970s.
Fawcett Crest (FC)
Pocketsized paperback collections, almost all of which come in pairs: Volumes 1 and 2 of an HRW book. Others come in 3 volumes of a PP book (see below), and a few others reprint incomplete "selections from" books.
Peanuts Parade Editions (PP)
7x10"-sized releases, typically containing 1 HRW book and about half of another. Starting with 1974-1975 strips, new material was also released in this format.
Owl Books (OB)
Recent 5x8"-sized re-releases of the HRWs, most of which have the same titles as the PPs.
Topper Books (TB)
Variously-sized horizontal books collecting strips from 1985 on to 1988.
Andrews and McMeel (AM)
8.5x9"-sized books collecting strips from 1989 and 1990.
Harper Collins (HC)
8x5"-sized books collecting strips from the early 1990s.
Ballantine Books (BB)
8.5x9"-sized books collecting strips from the late 1990s.

The HRW Books

The original reprint books were published by Rinehart & Company (which later became Holt, Rinehart & Winston) in a series of 5x8"-sized books. At first the books reprinting Sunday strips were printed in 8x5" horizontal format, but eventually the publisher started including the daily and Sunday strips in the same 5x8" books, and later editions of the horizontal Sunday books were resized to 5x8".

Most of these HRWs were followed by paperback Fawcett Crest pocketsized paperbacks (FCs), usually two per HRW book. Those FCs are included in the list of HRWs. The list of HRWs also provides cross-references to the OB reprints. In the UK the Fawcett Crest titles are printed by Coronet, who numbers them. I've put the Coronet numbers in curly braces.

a "" prefixes an HRW book. A "" prefixes the FC volumes of the HRW book. A "Sundays" in the date means the book collects Sunday strips only. A "Themed" in the date means it's some kind of themed book (e.g., they're all strips about Snoopy), and will typically contain some strips that are also found in the other books.

A "Storybook" in the date means this is a book-length cartoon story written by Schulz -- what would be called a "graphic novel" these days. These usually string together a number of the strips (or gags from the strips) into one long narrative.

This list is in chronological order of the first printings, which are for the most part the order the strips appeared in.

Peanuts (1950-1951): No FCs were made for this book.
More Peanuts (1952-1954): = There Goes The Shutout (OB); The Wonderful World of Peanuts {24}; Hey, Peanuts! {17}
Good Grief, More Peanuts! (1952-1956 Sundays): = (Same Title) (OB); Good Grief, Charlie Brown! {12}; For the Love of Peanuts! {2}
Good Ol' Charlie Brown (1955-1957): = Always Stick Up for the Underbird (OB); Fun With Peanuts {5}; Here Comes Charlie Brown! {22}
Snoopy (1955-1958 Themed): = What Makes You Think You're Happy? (OB); Here Comes Snoopy {6}; Good Ol' Snoopy {3}
You're Out of Your Mind, Charlie Brown! (1956-1959 Sundays): = (Same Title) (OB); Very Funny, Charlie Brown {15}; What Next, Charlie Brown? {26}
But We Love You, Charlie Brown (1957-1959): = Fly, You Stupid Kite, Fly! (OB); We're On Your Side, Charlie Brown {16}; You Are Too Much, Charlie Brown {21}
Peanuts Revisited (1955-1959): "Favorites Old and New" A hardback book with both new strips and reprinted strips. No FCs were made for this book.
Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown (1959-1960): = Thank Goodness For People (OB); You're a Winner, Charlie Brown! {1}; Let's Face It, Charlie Brown! {9}
Peanuts Every Sunday (1958-1961 Sundays): = (Same Title) (OB); Who Do You Think You Are, Charlie Brown? {4}; You're My Hero, Charlie Brown! {7}
It's A Dog's Life, Charlie Brown (1960-1962): = What Make Musicians So Sarcastic? (OB); This Is Your Life, Charlie Brown! {8}; Slide, Charlie Brown! Slide! {10}
You Can't Win, Charlie Brown (1960-1962): = (Same Title) (OB); All This and Snoopy, Too {11}; Here's to You, Charlie Brown {13}
Snoopy, Come Home (1955-1962 Themed): = The Mad Punter Strikes Again (OB); We Love You, Snoopy {19}; Only one FC was made for this book, collecting only "selections from" the HRW.
You Can Do It, Charlie Brown (1962-1963): = A Kiss on the Nose Turns Anger Aside (OB); Nobody's Perfect, Charlie Brown {14}; You're a Brave Man, Charlie Brown {18}
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown (1958-1964 Sundays): = There's A Vulture Outside (OB); Peanuts for Everybody {20}; You've Done It Again, Charlie Brown {23}
As You Like It, Charlie Brown (1963-1964): = What's Wrong with Being Crabby? (OB); Charlie Brown and Snoopy {25}; You're The Greatest, Charlie Brown {27}
Sunday's Fun Day, Charlie Brown (1962-1965 Sundays): = (Same Title) (OB); It's For You, Snoopy {28}; Have It Your Way, Charlie Brown {29}
You Need Help, Charlie Brown (1964-1965): = Who's the Funny-Looking Kid with the Big Nose? (OB); You're Not For Real, Snoopy {30}; You're A Pal, Snoopy! {31}
Snoopy and the Red Baron (1966 Storybook)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown (1965-1966): = (Same Title) (OB); What Now, Charlie Brown? {32}; You're Something Special, Snoopy! {33}
You'll Flip, Charlie Brown (1965-1967): = It's A Long Way To Tipperary (OB); You've Got A Friend, Charlie Brown {34}; Take It Easy, Charlie Brown {35}
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown (1967): = A Smile Makes A Lousy Umbrella (OB); Your Choice, Snoopy {38}; Try It Again, Charlie Brown {39}
Peanuts Treasury (1959-1967): Deluxe size (8.5x11") collection of strips.
You're You, Charlie Brown (1967-1968): Who Was That Dog I Saw You With, Charlie Brown? {36}; There's No One Like You, Snoopy {37}
You've Had It, Charlie Brown (1969): = My Anxieties Have Anxieties (OB); You've Got It Made, Snoopy {40}; Don't Give Up, Charlie Brown {41}
Snoopy and His Sopwith Camel (1969 Storybook)
Peanuts Classics (1963-1970): Deluxe size (8.5x11") collection of strips, with Sunday strips in color.
You're Out Of Sight, Charlie Brown (1969-1970): = It's Great to Be a Super Star (OB); You're So Smart, Snoopy {42}; Watch Out, Charlie Brown {46}
You've Come A Long Way, Charlie Brown (1970-1971): It's All Yours, Snoopy {45}; You've Got To Be You, Snoopy {47}
Snoopy and "It Was A Dark And Stormy Night" (1971 Storybook)
"Ha Ha, Herman," Charlie Brown (1971-1972): = Stop Snowing on My Secretary (OB); You're On Your Own, Snoopy {43}; You Can't Win Them All, Charlie Brown {44}
Snoopy's Grand Slam (1972 Storybook)
Thompson Is In Trouble, Charlie Brown (1972-1973): = It's Hard Work Being Bitter (OB); You've Come A Long Way, Snoopy {48}; That's Life, Snoopy {49}
You're The Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown (1972-1973): = (Same Title) (OB); It's Your Turn, Snoopy {50}; You Asked For It, Charlie Brown {52}
Win A Few, Lose A Few, Charlie Brown (1973-1974): = How Long, Great Pumpkin, How Long? (OB); Play Ball, Snoopy {51}; They're Playing Your Song, Charlie Brown {53}
The Snoopy Festival (1968-1973 Themed): Deluxe size (8.5x11") collection of strips featuring Snoopy, with Sunday strips in color.

Peanuts Parade Paperbacks & Owl Books

In the mid 1970s the reprints were being done as large-format 7x10" "Peanuts Parade" (PP) editions, typically collecting one HRW book and half of another. Strips dating from 1974 to 1984 were originally released in this format.

At some point the publisher's name changed again: from Holt, Rinehart & Winston to Henry Holt and Company.

Henry Holt and Company is currently printing "Owl Books", which are the same size as the original HRWs (5x8"). Most of them have the same titles as PPs, though some have the same titles as HRWs. The relationship between all these titles can be confusing, and may best explained with an example:

Consider three HRWs: We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown, As You Like It, Charlie Brown, and Sunday's Fun Day, Charlie Brown.
The PP There's a Vulture Outside contains all of the HRW We're Right Behind You, CB, and half of the HRW Sunday's Fun Day, CB. The OB There's a Vulture Outside has 2/3rds of the PP with the same title, which makes it identical to We're Right Behind You, CB.
Another PP, What's Wrong With Being Crabby?, contains all of the HRW As You Like It, CB, and the other half of Sunday's Fun Day, CB. The OB What's Wrong With Being Crabby? has 2/3rds of the PP with the same title, which makes it identical to As You Like It, CB.
Strips in the HRW Sunday's Fun Day, CB, which had been split up between the two PP editions, are now reunited and reprinted as an OB with the same title as the HRW: Sunday's Fun Day, CB.

Got that? There's more! The PPs which contain strips from 1974 to 1984 weren't derived from 5x8"-sized HRWs, so they each have too much material to fit into a single 5x8"-sized OB. So, an OB from this era has only 2/3rds of the material of the PP that has the same title. To make up for this, some OBs are being released with new titles, to reprint the remaining strips.

Another example may help: Summers Fly, Winters Walk and The Beagle Has Landed were released as consecutive PPs (collecting strips from 1976 and 1977, respectively). The OBs with these titles only have 2/3rds of the strips that the PPs have. So now there's an OB with a brand new title, The Cheshire Beagle, half of which are the missing strips from Summers Fly, Winters Walk, and the other half of which are the missing strips from The Beagle Has Landed.

In the list below, the PPs/OBs that reprint HRWs will provide cross-references to those HRWs. The PPs that were printing new material (starting with 1974-1975 strips) were accompanied by FCs, three volumes per PP book. Those FCs are included in the list of OBs/PPs.

A "" prefixes an OB or PP book. A "" prefixes the FC volumes of the PP book (starting with the 1974-1975 strips). In the cross-referencing, the "=" means that both the OB and PP book includes all of the named HRW book. The "+ (some of)" means that the PP book (only) contains some of that HRW book.

This list follows the same chronological order as the HRW books up to 1974, and afterwards follows the chronological order of the new books, which for the most part are, again, the order the strips appeared in. The PPs are numbered, but the numbers are not chronological. I've include the numbers in square brackets.

[#13] There Goes the Shutout (1952-1954): = More Peanuts (HRW); + (some of) Good Grief, More Peanuts! (HRW)
[#14] Always Stick Up for the Underbird (1955-1957): = Good Ol' Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) Good Grief, More Peanuts! (HRW)
[#5] What Makes You Think You're Happy? (1955-1958): = Snoopy (HRW); + (some of) You're Out of Your Mind, Charlie Brown! (HRW)
[#6] Fly, You Stupid Kite, Fly! (1957-1959): = But We Love You, Charlie Brown (HRW); +? (some of) You're Out of Your Mind, Charlie Brown! (HRW)
[#9] Thank Goodness for People (1959-1960): = Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) Peanuts Every Sunday (HRW)
[#10] What Makes Musicians So Sarcastic? (1960-1962): = It's A Dog's Life Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) Peanuts Every Sunday (HRW)
[#7] The Mad Punter Strikes Again (1955-1962): = Snoopy, Come Home (HRW); + (some of) You Can't Win, Charlie Brown (HRW)
[#8] A Kiss on the Nose Turns Anger Aside (1962-1963): = You Can Do It, Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) You Can't Win, Charlie Brown (HRW)
[#3] There's a Vulture Outside (1958-1964): = We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) Sunday's Fun Day, Charlie Brown (HRW)
[#4] What's Wrong with Being Crabby? (1963-1964): = As You Like It, Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) Sunday's Fun Day, Charlie Brown (HRW)
[#1] Who's the Funny-Looking Kid with the Big Nose? (1964-1966): = You Need Help, Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) The Unsinkable Charlie Brown (HRW)
[#2] It's a Long Way to Tipperary (1967): = You'll Flip, Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) The Unsinkable Charlie Brown (HRW)
[#17] A Smile Makes a Lousy Umbrella (1967): = You're Something Else, Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) You're You, Charlie Brown (HRW)
[#18] My Anxieties Have Anxieties (1969): = You've Had It, Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) You're You, Charlie Brown (HRW)
[#19] It's Great to Be a Super Star (1969-1970): = You're Out Of Sight, Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) You've Come A Long Way, Charlie Brown (HRW)
[#20] Stop Snowing on My Secretary (1971-1972): = "Ha Ha, Herman," Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) You've Come A Long Way, Charlie Brown (HRW)
[#15] It's Hard Work Being Bitter (1972-1973): = Thompson Is In Trouble, Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) You're The Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown (HRW)
[#16] How Long, Great Pumpkin, How Long? (1972-1973): = Win a Few, Lose A Few, Charlie Brown (HRW); + (some of) You're The Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown
[#11] Speak Softly, and Carry a Beagle (1974-1975): You've Got To Be Kidding, Snoopy! {54}; It's Show Time, Snoopy {55}; Keep Up The Good Work, Charlie Brown {56}
Peanuts Jubilee (BB): "My Life and Art with Charlie Brown and Others." Deluxe size (11x8") book by Charles Schulz, printed by Ballantine Books. Includes sketches and very early strips, and Sunday strips in color. Also includes biographical and other information, and a bibliography.
Duck, Here Comes Another Day! (OB) (1974-1975): = (some of) Speak Softly, and Carry a Beagle (PP); = (some of) Don't Hassle Me With Your Sighs, Chuck (PP); This wasn't a PP.
[#12] Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck (1975): It's Raining On Your Parade, Charlie Brown {57}; Think Thinner, Snoopy {58}; Let's Hear It for Dinner, Snoopy {59}
"I Never Promised You An Apple Orchard" (1976 Storybook): Subtitled "The Collected Writings of Snoopy". This was published by United Press Syndicate.
Sandlot Peanuts (1961-1976 Themed): Deluxe size (8.5x11") collection of strips about baseball, with Sunday strips in color. This was published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
[#21] Summers Fly, Winters Walk (1976): Think About It Tomorrow, Snoopy {60}; Love and Kisses, Snoopy {62}; Stay With It, Snoopy {63}
The Cheshire Beagle (OB) (1976-1977): = (some of) Summers Fly, Winters Walk (PP); = (some of) The Beagle Has Landed (PP); This wasn't a PP.
[#22] The Beagle Has Landed (1977): Jogging is In, Snoopy {61}; Snoopy, Top Dog {64}; Sing for Your Supper, Snoopy
[#23] And A Woodstock In A Birch Tree (1977-1978): You're Our Kind of Dog, Snoopy {65}; Blaze The Trail, Snoopy {66}; This Is The Best Time of Day, Charlie Brown {67}
Nothing Echoes Like An Empty Mailbox (OB) (1978-1980): = (some of) And A Woodstock In A Birch Tree (PP); = (some of) Here Comes The April Fool! (PP); This wasn't a PP.
[#24] Here Comes The April Fool! (1979-1980): Look Out Behind You, Snoopy; Don't Bet on It, Snoopy
[#25] Dr. Beagle and Mr. Hyde (1980-1981): It's Chow Time, Snoopy {68}; We're All In This Together, Snoopy {69}; Go For It, Charlie Brown {70}
I Heard a D Minus Call Me (OB) (1980-1982): = (some of) Dr. Beagle and Mr. Hyde (PP); = (some of) You're Weird, Sir! (PP); This wasn't a PP.
[#26] You're Weird, Sir! (1981): Sweet Dreams, Charlie Brown {71}; How Does She Do That, Charlie Brown? {72}; You're Hopeless, Charlie Brown {73}
[#27] Kiss Her, You Blockhead! (1982): Take Charge, Snoopy! {74}; Let's Party, Charlie Brown {75}; Good Morning, Snoopy! {76}
Sarcasm Does Not Become You, Ma'am (OB) (1982-1983): = (some of) Kiss Her, You Blockhead! (PP); = (some of) I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo! (PP); This wasn't a PP.
[#28] I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo! (1983): Go Fish, Snoopy!; She Likes You, Charlie Brown!; Get Physical, Snoopy!
[#29] The Way of the Fussbudget is Not Easy (1983-1984): You're An Ace, Snoopy {77}; How Romantic, Charlie Brown {78}; Nice Shot, Snoopy {79}
And The Beagles And The Bunnies Shall Lie Down Together (1984 Themed): This wasn't an Owl book nor a PP.
Big League Peanuts (1985 Themed): Strike Three, Charlie Brown!; Good Catch, Snoopy!; This wasn't a PP.
You Don't Look 35, Charlie Brown! (1985 Themed): An anniversary celebration book with comments from Charles Schulz and reprints of strips.

Topper Books

Starting in the 1980s, the strips were reprinted by Topper Books, an imprint of Pharos Books, (and unrelated to Holt, Rinehart, or even Winston. They are in various sizes (8.5x5", 10x7", and 11x8.5"), all horizontal.

These books are numbered, and the numbering is chronological.

There are FCs printed for these books, but they're not being done as carefully as the older FC titles. Their covers indicate that these books are "selections from" a Topper Book, and inside the strips may be Volume 1 or Volume 2 of a completely different Topper Book!

[#1] Dogs Don't Eat Dessert (1985): You're Supposed to Lead, Charlie Brown {80}
[#2] You're On the Wrong Foot Again, Charlie Brown (1985): Hold the Fort, Snoopy (+ some of [#1]) {81}; Have No Fear, Snoopy {82}
[#3] By Supper Possessed (1986): You're a Knockout, Charlie Brown {83}
[#4] Talk is Cheep, Charlie Brown (1986): It's Party Time, Charlie Brown (+ some of [#3]) {84}; School's Out, Charlie Brown {85}
[#5] It Doesn't Take Much to Attract a Crowd (1987): Get Back to Nature, Snoopy {86}
Charles M. Schulz, 40 Years Life and Art (1950-1990): Deluxe size (9.75x12.75") slipcovered book edited by Giovanni Trimboli. Includes sketches, very early strips, strips from each year of publication (some of which are not reprinted elsewhere), and Sunday strips in color. English language edition of an Italian book.
[#6] If Beagles Could Fly (1987-1988): Hats Off to You, Charlie Brown (+ some of [#5]) {87}; Have a Ball, Snoopy {88}
[#7] Don't Be Sad, Flying Ace (1987-1988): Guess Who, Charlie Brown? {89}; You're Not Alone, Charlie Brown (+ some of [#8])
[#8] Could You Be More Pacific? (1988): Lead On, Snoopy
An Educated Slice (1989 Themed)

Andrews and McMeel

Andrews and McMeel publish a lot of comic book reprint books, but they only published a this short list of Peanuts books.

Being a Dog Is a Full-Time Job (1989)
Make Way for the King of the Jungle (1989-1990)
Around the World in 45 Years (1987-1992): Deluxe size (8.5x11") anniversary celebration book with comments from Charles Schulz and a collection of strips, with Sunday strips in color.

Harper Collins

The early 1990s were reprinted by Harper Collins, with one year's strips per book, minus some Sunday strips.

Now, That's Profound, Charlie Brown (1991)
I Told You So, You Blockhead! (1992)
Dogs Are Worth It! (1993)
The World Is Filled With Mondays (1994)
Peanuts: A Golden Celebration (1950-1999): Deluxe size (10.5x12.5") 50th anniversary celebration book. Includes sketches, very early strips, comments from Charles Schulz and a collection of strips from each decade of publication, with Sunday strips in color.

Ballantine Books

The rest of the 1990s are being printed by Ballantine, with one year's strips per book. The strips from 1997 on have been colorized.

The World According To Lucy (1996)
It's A Big World, Charlie Brown (1997)
It's A Dog's Life, Snoopy (1998)
Peanuts 2000 (1999-2000)
Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz (1950-2000): This was published by Pantheon. It as primarily a book of photographs of comic strips: some are reproductions of the original art, others are pictures of yellowed strips clipped from newspapers. Includes many unpublished strips from the early 1950s. The book is stunningly beautiful.

Gift Books

Starting in 1962, Determined Productions started putting out little square hardback gift books. The earliest ones are essentially original one-panel cartoons by Charles Schulz (usually an illustrated epigram), printed on high-quality color paper. After 1967, there wasn't much original art, just reprints of strips and other filler, such as recipes.

Happiness Is A Warm Puppy (1962)
Security Is A Thumb And A Blanket (1963)
I Need All The Friends I Can Get (1964)
Christmas Is Together Time (1964)
Love Is Walking Hand In Hand (1965)
Home Is On Top Of A Doghouse (1966)
Happiness Is A Sad Song (1967)
Suppertime! (1968)
Peanuts Cook Book (1969)
Peanuts Lunch Bag Cook Book (1970)

Holt, Rinehart & Winston later put out similar books, but in black and white.

Things I Learned After It Was Too Late (1981)
Things I've Had To Learn Over And Over (1984)

Acknowledgements

I'd like to thank my mother and grandmother for buying me all those FCs way back when I was learning how to read. Thanks to Zed (zed©apricot.com) for finding me a copy of Peanuts Revisited. I am indebted to nhoJ (John.P.Baker©bristol.ac.uk) for the information on Cornet editions. Kudos to Timothy Chow (tycchow©math.mit.edu) for helping me straighten out the some of the Fawcett Crest titles from the Topper Books era. Boundless gratitude to Charles Schulz for creating Peanuts.